javad taheri; hedayat alavi tabar
Abstract
The rationally and theologically analyzed meaning of Badā, as one of the most fundamental theological doctrines of the Imamites (Twelver Shiism), is not heretical but is compatible with Intellect and Narrations. The Sunnites disapprove Badā in their narrative and theological works and regard it as ...
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The rationally and theologically analyzed meaning of Badā, as one of the most fundamental theological doctrines of the Imamites (Twelver Shiism), is not heretical but is compatible with Intellect and Narrations. The Sunnites disapprove Badā in their narrative and theological works and regard it as a heresy. On the contrary, the Imamites believe that if the real meaning of the term is clarified, which is the main purpose of the present paper, all Muslims will accept it. This paper briefly reviews the views of famous Sunnite scholars regarding Badā, and then by using analytical method discusses in detail the idea of Shiite theologians about this concept. Critical issues such as literal and technical meanings of Badā, the difference between Badā and Naskh (Abrogation), the relationship between Badā and God’s knowledge will be discussed. The article concludes that Badā is a concept compatible with the two most important sources of Islamic doctrines, that is, ‘Aql (Intellect) and Naql (Narrations); we are drawing on these two sources because of their relationship with Shiism and Sunniism as two Islamic sects.
reza soleyman heshmat; javad taheri
Abstract
In a loose sense of the word, the doctrine of “Trinity” can be seen as the most important doctrine in the Christian theology. The generation of many controversies concerning trinity from the beginning of Christianity, holding the different councils of the church, flourishing of a movement ...
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In a loose sense of the word, the doctrine of “Trinity” can be seen as the most important doctrine in the Christian theology. The generation of many controversies concerning trinity from the beginning of Christianity, holding the different councils of the church, flourishing of a movement called “Heretic” against the official church and the codification of a rich terminology about the trinity, all testify that the mentioned claim is the case. In this paper, it is tried to explicate how the different attitudes are taken to the terminology of the doctrine of trinity and related doctrines. In this regard, debates and terms in the theological protestant context are more discussed than Roman Catholic ones. The main topics discussed in this paper are as follows: the reasons of attributing different names to the triune Hypostases, effects of disputation between the orthodox faithful people and Heretics on the trinity terminology, debates on the attributes and the nature of the unique triune God, the most important issues related to the trinity in different eras and their own theological terms.
